vibia
Latin
editEtymology
editUncertain;[1] proposed derivations include:
- From a root common to Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “dyke, dam”) and Old Armenian կամուրջ (kamurǰ, “bridge”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *wh₁iéye-, from *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”). Cognates include Latin vieō, Sanskrit वयति (vayati, “to wind, to weave”), Ancient Greek ἴτυς (ítus, “felloe”), Ἶρις (Îris), Russian вить (vitʹ), English wire, garland.
Noun
editvibia f (genitive vibiae); first declension
- A plank, crosspiece supported on trestles so as to form a bank
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vibia | vibiae |
Genitive | vibiae | vibiārum |
Dative | vibiae | vibiīs |
Accusative | vibiam | vibiās |
Ablative | vibiā | vibiīs |
Vocative | vibia | vibiae |
References
edit- “vibia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vibia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “vibia”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 779
Swahili
editPronunciation
editNoun
editvibia